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What is perfect?

November 8, 2012
By Kaycie SILVER, Wichita Falls, Texas
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I am not a model.
Not skinny,
Not tall,
and definitely not flawless.
I am short.
5'2 to be exact.
I am no where near skinny
but I am not fat.
My skin isn't clear,
and it doesn't glow.
I am not perfect.
But, then again
What is perfect?
Where is perfect?
Nobody's perfect.
Nothing is perfect
Doesn't matter what you look like
The perfection is on the inside.
Not out,
We are all unique
Nobody should be the same.
Saying you're not perfect is such a shame.
So, the next time you tell yourself, "I'm not perfect"
Ask yourself, "What is perfect?"

© Katie S., Vineland, NJ

The author's comments:
This piece is about how teenagers are always trying to fit in with the "in" crowd and be perfect but honestly perfect is no where in this world/
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